BIO.6,7,8 - Final Review

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What does 'organic matter' refer to in biology?

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Living and/or dead organisms.

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What moves through an ecosystem when one organism eats another?

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Energy.

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What is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy?

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Food chain.

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What do you call an organism that eats mainly other animals?

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Carnivore.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation showing the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.